C571 Reinforcements arrive

Xianyu Hetu did not know what his temporary withdrawal meant, nor did he know what kind of opportunity he had lost.

If the Prince had remained unmoved even after seeing the 'elite' reinforcements, he might have been able to pierce through the 'Western Mirror' even if it was only a few probing attacks.

It was a pity that he was paranoid, and was tricked too many times by Situ Qingyun, his old rival. Giving up on such a good opportunity to break through his defenses was within his expectations, or to be more accurate, it was all within Gongsun Ze Tian's calculations.

Xianyu Hetu definitely would not have thought that an opponent that he had never fought against before in his entire life would be so familiar with his personality and personality. Even more so, he wouldn't have imagined that Gongsun Ze Tian would have already exchanged blows with him in his previous life, and furthermore, would have won against him in his battle.

Seeing Xianyu Hetu stop his attack and slowly withdraw, Situ Qingyun, who was on the other side of the city wall, let out a heavy sigh of relief. Previously, he had not thought of using Gongsun Zaitian's plan that could be considered as a plan, and now, he was sweating profusely.

After all, this was equivalent to giving a large portion of the city's defense to a group of idiots with low battle power. If the enemy were to attack this place with all their strength, then there was no need to even think about the result.

Situ Qingyun who had descended the city wall dragged his exhausted body and continued to check on the security situation of the city, as well as the information he had received from the guards of the various cities in Northern border.

Although it was mostly tall mountains and deep valleys, there were still some cities. Even if there were places that did not have cities before, they would still have to build militarized important towns or large cities that could defend major roads during the many years of fighting in the north.

Situ Qingyun was currently at the frontlines of the Northern border, and was also a strategic location. As long as the city could be maintained, it would intimidate any enemy who dared to come and attack, and even have the ability to 'shut down the door and kill the dog' that dared to enter into the territory.

Therefore, the main target of the war of aggression that the Profound Nether Empire had always waged was this magnificent military city that Situ Qingyun was guarding.

If they could not take over the city, then no matter how brilliant the achievements of the other battles were, they would not be able to penetrate deep into the Honglong Empire. Otherwise, it would be equivalent to seeking death.

As a result, whenever the Profound Nether Empire attacked an enemy, they would choose to attack the city as the main force, and a small group of people would harass the other border cities, preventing Situ Qingyun from gathering together. This would reduce Situ Qingyun's advantage to a certain extent.

Although this kind of fighting style was somewhat shameless, it was still very useful. Because there were many small groups of enemy troops in the border cities, Situ Qingyun had no choice but to send troops to support them. This was also the reason why the main city was so short of manpower.

After ten days of confrontation and the battles of the past few days, Situ Qingyun felt that half of the hair on his head was about to turn white.

However, he also knew that unless his nephew led the troops to reinforce him, he had to stay here forever and not make any mistakes.

It was unknown if it was because of Situ Qingyun's prayer or if it worked, but on the second day after Xianyu Hetu led his army to retreat temporarily, a forward cavalry unit led by Lei Sheng smoothly arrived at the northern military main city.

"Haha ?" Old Lei, you're finally here! But it was really hard for me to wait! " Situ Qingyun smiled bitterly and rode up to welcome him. Although his tone was a little frivolous, but with his extremely tired appearance and the faint bitterness in his words, it was obvious that he had led a difficult life these past few days.

Although he looked miserable, it had to be said that after seeing Lei Sheng, Situ Qingyun had relaxed a lot.

It was because Situ Qingyun knew that these reinforcements that were rushing over were not the trash troops that the Eastern Army had casually flung over.

This reinforcements not only had a valiant division of a hundred battles, but also an invincible general. To Situ Qingyun, calling him 'invincible' wasn't excessive at all. Let's not even mention Lei Sheng's invincible and valiant strength, just his devilish nephew alone was enough to cause shocking trouble for Xianyu Hetu.

"The marshal has been urging me on several orders a day. If I don't come soon, I'm afraid I'll be annoyed to death by him!" Lei Sheng grumbled with unwillingness.

However, he had forgotten that even without Gongsun Ze Tian's continuous urging, he was still urging his subordinates to rush forward with their lives on the line!

"The marshal didn't come with you?"

"This is the frontline army! They're still behind! We will definitely be there in three days at the latest! "

"That's good! "That's good!"

"How is the battle going?"

"This time, it is even less than when the prince personally led the troops. The conservative estimate is that the number of soldiers and horses that will attack this place is not less than three hundred thousand!" If you add in the troops that the surrounding counties have used to affect my Northern Army, I'm afraid that this time, the Profound Nether Empire has spent their all. The total military strength will not be less than four hundred and fifty thousand, and may even exceed five hundred thousand! "

"So many?"

"That's right, our Northern Army only has a total of three hundred thousand and they're even distributed in more than a dozen cities! The place I am guarding is one of the most heavily guarded cities in the north, and it is only about one hundred and fifty thousand strong.

"I heard that you guys have started fighting these past two days. How do you feel?"

"They are all elites, not weaker than our sons!" If not for the fact that we have the advantage of defending the city, we might have met face to face.

"How are our casualties?"

"In just a few short days, the number of dead and wounded have exceeded eight thousand. As the injuries of the severely injured soldiers worsen, I'm afraid the number of dead and wounded will continue to increase!" The situation is not looking good! "

"Hmm, according to the ratio of casualties in the past years, the other party's loss should not be less than thirty thousand?"

"Pretty much. Although we have suffered a lot of casualties, they might not be able to take advantage of us!" I still have that much confidence! "

"When the next round of attacks comes, the men I've brought will need to rest for a few hours. Can Brother Qing Yun's side hold on for a while longer?"

"Old Lei, take your people and rest well! "Even though that old scoundrel was scared by the marshal's' empty fort strategy ', he still hid in his base camp and did not intend to fight anymore!"

"Haha ?" Quickly tell me, how is this empty city planned? "

"You don't know! Not to mention fighting the enemies, it would be good if they didn't go on the frontline and become deserters. When I first met them, I nearly cursed in front of them! "

"I know about this. It was the old headmaster's plan. There is really no more manpower to be transferred!"

"Sigh!" I thought it was all over! I didn't expect to receive a letter from the marshal not long after. "This ?" I made them dress up as elite and elite soldiers, and made them stand up on top of the city walls with their eyes blindfolded. I never thought that the old brat would be fooled even more. I immediately ordered the retreat and return to the camp! "

"Haha ?" I never thought that the Marshal would be able to guess Xianyu Hetu's thoughts so accurately. Hmm, how did the Marshal know that the old fellow was more cautious than him? "

"You're asking me, but who am I supposed to ask!?" Anyways, I managed to fool Xianyu Hetu with this move, but it will not be easy to fool him the second time! "

"That's alright. I'm the one who brought the marshal's order. When we accept the challenge again, get our men to put on those exquisite armors and let the old man suffer a loss!"

"This is exactly how it should be!"

? ?.

Although Gongsun Ze Tian looked calm and at ease, he was actually extremely anxious.

The Profound Nether Empire was not easy to deal with. Putting aside that their warriors were similarly brave and good at battle, just Xianyu Hetu himself was not a kind person to be trifled with. He was also a famous general who had many years of battle experience leading his troops, and he rarely lost in any of the battles.

It had to be known that the so-called 'tie' was won by Situ Qingyun defending the city with his life, as the city guards always had a huge advantage, as long as the food and fodder were prepared and the city guards were all gathered, then it would be possible for them to fight one against three, or even one against five.

On the other hand, besieging the city was often the one with the most heavy losses. Although all these years, many of the tools had been developed, but it still couldn't make up for the innate advantage of being in a higher position.

From this, it could be seen that Xianyu Hetu was definitely not someone easy to deal with. Although his use of weapons could not be said to be godly, the viciousness and fierceness displayed within could not help but cause people to believe in him.

However, this person also had some weaknesses, such as suspicious, overly cautious, headstrong, and so on. This was also the reason why Gongsun Zaitian could scheme against him even if he was thousands of miles away.

However, even if they schemed and schemed against each other, that did not mean that Gongsun Zedong had complete confidence in defeating the other in a true battle. If Gongsun Zhizun were to say so, it would be no different from being arrogant at night.

In his previous life, he had ruthlessly struck out against his opponent because of his sudden appearance and the advantage he had gained from it. That was why he caught Xianyu Hetu off guard and even successfully seized a logistics base of his opponent.

However, it was different this time. With such a large army invading, Xianyu Hetu would definitely defend against all obstacles in his defense. In such a situation, it would not be easy to obtain victory.

Rather than focusing on how to destroy Profound Nether Empire's logistics supply line, it would be better to think of a way to directly defeat Xianyu Hetu and the army that he brought.

This was also the purpose of Gongsun Zaitian bringing his mighty army north. In his previous life, winning against him was just a trick. If he were to win against him again in this life, he would definitely convince him and make him fear him from the bottom of his heart.

"Someone, come!"

"Marshal, what are your orders?"

"Notify them to hurry up!" If you let Supervisor Cui control the logistics and food supplies, you can move forward slowly. The rest of the troops, including the general staff, you must accelerate your march and reach your destination by tomorrow night! "There's no mistake!"

"Yes!" Marshal! That's right, marshal! "

"What else is there?"

"General Wu Gang requests an audience!"

"Let him in!"